Nothing like a good hairdo to fight deeply entrenched racism in one of the world’s emerging economic giants.
在全球的新興經濟強國之一巴西，沒有什麼比漂亮的髮型更能對抗根深柢固的種族主義。
The tools of battle, such as scissors and conditioners, are being wielded on the outskirts of Rio in a chain of beauty parlors that cater to black and mulata women of limited means.
Women may get a glow during pregnancy, but now it turns out that men feel they are more attractive as well - only after the baby has arrived.
女人懷孕期間可能會容光煥發，但現在研究發現，男人也會因此而感到自己更有魅力——不過是在寶寶出生以後。
In the first study of its kind, men said that their self image improved after the birth in what is being called a ‘hidden benefit’ of becoming a dad.
The horse is an American icon. It races gracefully, performs heavy farm tasks, can do tricks and, if television is to be believed, may even talk. But only one is an accomplished painter.
馬是美國的象徵。牠的跑姿優雅，能從事繁重農務，也會耍把戲，而且要是電視說的事能信的話，馬甚至還會說話。但只有一匹馬是個成就斐然的畫家。
Metro Meteor, a 10-year-old thoroughbred bay in rural Maryland, is enjoying singular success. Within just months of applying his first brush stroke to paper, he is juggling requests for public appearances, weighing endorsement offers and earning thousands of dollars for his work.
Retirement has a detrimental impact on mental and physical health, a new study has found. The study, published by the Institute of Economic Affairs （IEA）, a think tank, found that retirement results in a "drastic decline in health" in the medium and long term.
一份新研究發現，退休對身心健康有不利衝擊。這份由智庫「經濟事務研究所」（IEA）發布的研究發現，退休導致中長期「健康劇烈下滑」。
The IEA said the study suggests people should work for longer for health as well as economic reasons.
A dog named “Pui” in Ayutthaya Province has saved the life of a newborn baby after she was abandoned in a garbage heap on the roadside, reports the National News Bureau of Thailand.
泰國大城府一隻名叫「小皮」的狗狗，救了一名被遺棄在路邊垃圾堆的女嬰性命，泰國國家新聞局報導。
The newborn girl, wrapped in a white plastic bag, was on a pile of garbage on the side of a road when a 2-year-old Thai Bangkaew dog Pui found her.
Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to alter passports so that transgenders no longer have to describe themselves as male or female, a court spokesman said on Tuesday, a move welcomed by rights activists.
尼泊爾最高法院發言人週二表示，最高法院已下令政府變更護照，讓跨性別人士不必再將自己列為男性或女性。維權人士歡迎此舉。
The court made the decision on Monday following a petition from a transgender who wanted a third category introduced on passports for people who identify themselves neither as male or female, the spokesman said.
MOVE OVER Omar Borkan Al Gala – the man deemed too sexy for Saudi Arabia - there’s a rival in town, who has laid claim to the title of best-looking man on the planet.
閃一邊去，歐瑪．柏康．賈拉這個被認為對沙烏地阿拉伯來說性感過頭的男人。競爭對手出現了，他自稱是地球上最帥的男人。
Meet Ahmed Angel, the male model whose online photo album has been viewed more than a million times. His album titles include ’the most beautiful face ever’ and ’very HOT!’
The science world has paid homage to Johnny Depp by giving his name to an extinct creepy-crawly with "scissor hand-like" claws reminiscent of one of the Hollywood actor’s best-known roles.
科學界最近向好萊塢影星強尼戴普致敬，用他的名字來替一種長有類似「剪刀手」螯足的已絕種生物命名，因為這種螯足令人想起戴普所扮演過最知名的角色之一。
Kooteninchela deppi, a 505-million-year-old distant ancestor of lobsters and scorpions, has been named for Depp’s famous portrayal of a gentle freak named Edward Scissorhands in the 1990 eponymous film, according to a study in the Journal of Palaeontology.
